New York S 6600: Requires the inspection of certain non-fireproof buildings and compliance with the New York city housing maintenance code and the New York city construction codes

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S06600 Summary:

BILL NOS06600B

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SAME ASSAME AS A08380-A

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRSEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §140-a, Mult Dwell L

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Requires the inspection of non-fireproof buildings in a city having a population of one million or more every three years; requires compliance with the New York city housing maintenance code and the New York city construction codes; requires those dwellings not in compliance with such code at the time of inspection to make repairs or improvements necessary to comply with such standards within six months of such inspection, or a lien shall be placed upon the dwelling.

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BILL NOS06600B

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03/18/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

04/07/20251ST REPORT CAL.627

04/08/20252ND REPORT CAL.

04/09/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/15/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6600A

06/04/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6600B

06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/09/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

02/04/20261ST REPORT CAL.237

02/05/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/09/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/17/2026PASSED SENATE

03/17/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/17/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6600--B
 Cal. No. 627

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing,
 Construction and Community Development -- reported favorably from said
 committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
 reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
 order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
 ing its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requiring the
 inspection of certain non-fireproof buildings and compliance with the
 New York city housing maintenance code and the New York city
 construction codes

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 140-a to read as follows:
 3 § 140-a. Inspection and compliance. 1. a. Every non-fireproof multiple
 4 dwelling in a city having a population of one million or more shall be
 5 inspected every three years for compliance with the fire safety stand-
 6 ards set forth in the New York city housing maintenance code and the New
 7 York city construction codes.
 8 b. It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation acting
 9 either as owner, agent, contractor or lessee of such multiple dwellings
 10 to conduct such fire safety inspections which shall include but not be
 11 limited to electrical wiring, circuits, outlets, switches, cords, and
 12 related equipment. Such inspections shall be conducted by an inspector
 13 certified by an entity approved by the New York city department of
 14 buildings.
 15 c. Every person, firm or corporation acting either as owner, agent,
 16 contractor or lessee of such multiple dwelling shall submit a fire safe-
 17 ty inspection report for each building owned or operated by such person,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11125-04-5

 S. 6600--B 2

 1 firm or corporation to the department of buildings or other appropriate
 2 local agency every three years.
 3 2. Fire safety inspection reports shall include:
 4 a. the number and nature of the fire safety hazards found during fire
 5 safety inspections; and
 6 b. a description of the mitigation or repairs made in response to such
 7 fire safety inspection, including the number of repairs or improvements
 8 made.
 9 3. Failure to submit a report by September first of the third year in
 10 the three-year cycle shall result in a fine of one hundred dollars per
 11 day until the report has